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Theo Mackaay Paintings

Dutch, b. 1950

Theo Mackaay works with recognizable shapes: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal motifs like warriors, women, horses, archers and loving couples are created with his own signature. An example of this work is the well-known Gouden Kalf, the big prize of the Nederlands Film Festival. It was designed in 1980 by Mackaay and commissioned by Jos Stelling, film director and initiator of the festival.

There have been big developments in Mackaay's work after the calf, but basic forms are still to be found in his work. The renewal in his work has been an internal fight between the two sides of his brain —the wild artist animal and the changed, peaceful, contemplative sculptor. The last one won! Not only did Mackaay change as a human being, his work changed with him. Big, tough Expressionist bronze and stone statues featuring the woman and animal as his favorite subjects changed into touching, intimate bronze sculptures.

In the early work of Mackaay, the masters of the past were more visible, like Marino Marini and Ossip Zadkine. Now it seems, the artist is letting go of the past and has found his own formal language, after all the highs and lows in his life.

Mackaay's wandering through France, Italy and China brought him to Malaga in Spain, his current residence. Maybe it owes to the Mediterranean Sea or the Spanish sun, but the fact remains that Mackaay is today closer to himself — a rough shell that dares to show its delicacy.

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Artist: Theo Mackaay
The Loving Beauty Oil Painting on Canvas In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Loving Beauty Oil Painting on Canvas In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archetypal m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Trees The Cosmos and the Couple Painting Oil on Linnen In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Trees The Cosmos and the Couple Painting Oil on Linnen In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Utrecht, the Netherlands Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, wit...
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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Capricon Painting Oil on Linnen Sun Colorful In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Capricon Painting Oil on Linnen Sun Colorful In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. Archety...
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2010s Contemporary Theo Mackaay Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cavallo del Sol Horse Oil Painting Figurative Animal Sun Human In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Ardiente Colourful Horse Oil Painting Figurative Animal Sun Human Dots In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Black Beauty Horse Woman Yellow Orange Happy Oil Painting In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Trust Colourful Painting Horse Woman Yellow Orange Happy Oil Painting In Stock Theo Mackaay (1950) Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Theo Mackaay Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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